Family Communication Plan

4/8/2020 (Permalink)

In our last blog we talked about emergency preparedness and shelter.  Today we will move on to Family Communication Plans. 

Here are the basics, according to Department of Homeland Security.

Collect emergency contact information for every member of your family and print a copy for purses, wallets and backpacks just in case there is no telephone or wireless communication available.  Include phone numbers for your doctors, schools and service providers.  Distribute a copy to each family member.

Share by distributing a copy to each family member.  If you feel comfortable uploading the information to ready.gov, you can get a wallet-sized printable card for everyone in your household.  Go here:  ready.gov/make-a-plan

Practice.  Have regular family meetings to practice your communication plan.  No one need panic in any disaster if you already know what to do! 

For additional information and instructions, visit https://www.ready.gov/sites/default/files/2020-03/create-your-family-emergency-communication-plan.pdf